“For a president under intense scrutiny to do a comedy show, raises some questions,” said O’Reilly. “I don’t really have a problem with it, but I think the timing hurts President Obama. The economy continues to be problematic and Vladimir Putin is clearly testing the president. It looks like Putin thinks Obama is a lightweight, will a comedy video counter that?”

He continued, “The Affordable Healthcare Act is dubious, to say the least, and using a comedic website to enroll people is a little bit desperate.”

He added “Abe Lincoln would not have done it.”

The president’s appearance was designed to bring more young Americans to Healthcare.gov, the government health care Website that was criticized for technical difficulties when it was first introduced to the public.

Billed as a community organizer, President Obama made a guest appearance on the Funnyordie.com show, and took the opportunity to talk about how the website has improved.

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